Restaurants and Cheese

[Pumpkin Lover]

Hello, Steve!

I have a question regarding cheese courses in restaurants. At places like Artisanal, the restaurant makes an effort to show customers how they take care of their cheeses (storage, freshness, and so on). What other restaurants do you feel take the extra effort in displaying that kind of care towards cheese? Would it be a faux pas for me to question a waiter/waitress about the way a certain restaurant cares for their cheeses, or is this something I should research before going to a specific restaurant?

Thanks!

[master cheesemonger/grocer]

Don't bother with that. Just look at what they're offering, and if it looks good it is good; if it looks dried out and not so good maybe desist. I've seen only terrific stuff lately at several joints. Don't get all caught up in that overwrought dogma. Cheese is simple stuff; it needn't be over-analyzed, over-intellectualized.

[Pumpkin Lover]

Shweet. Thanks for that v. down-to-earth answer, I appreciate it!